Search Engine Showdown: Size Comparison Methodology Sample Terms

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Size Analysis Methodology: Sample Terms
by Greg R. Notess

This is the list of search terms used for the Fast special supplement report. These are representative of the terms used for the regular comparisons. They all meet (or did at the time) the query criteria listed on the Methodology page.The words listed here are not those used in the regular comparison. Those are not posted publicly to avoid having a search engine add records to their database just to increase their score in these tests. For that reason, the words listed here will not be used again.

Search Term	Definition/Meaning Notes	Source of Term
kasitah	name of Malaysian minister land and cooperative development	Statesmans Yearbook
fatshe	first word of Botswana National Anthem	Statesmans Yearbook
omeruah	Nigerian minister of Youth and Sports	Statesmans Yearbook
intersubstitutivity	philosophical term	Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
namangan	City in Uzbekistan	Cambridge World Gazeteer
phichit	Thai province	Cambridge World Gazeteer
jarash	Jordanian village	Cambridge World Gazeteer
arhangay	Mongolian county	Cambridge World Gazeteer
lygaeus	Seed bugs family name; small milkweed bug	Field Guide to Insects
disstria	a tent caterpillar	Field Guide to Insects
rhopalium	marginal sense organ of jellyfish	Collegiate Dictionary of Zoology
buthus	non-U.S. genus of scorpions	Collegiate Dictionary of Zoology
nitroxynil	chemical (Vet.)	Merck Index
diosmin	chemical (from plants)	Merck Index
xipamide	chemical, diuretic	Merck Index
buratine	raw Iranian silk	Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles
fundatum	fabric (gold tissue Middle Ages)	Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles
homiak	silk yarn central asia	Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles
backsiphonage	flowing back of used water	Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles
slushed	(joints): vertical joints filled by throwing mortar	Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles
rufilo	Matteo Rufilo, Italian composer	Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians
rockstro	William Rockstro, English pianist	Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians
tilinca	Romanian flute	Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians
anatexis	rock fusion	International Dictionary of Geophysics